The way of the world and other plays / William Congreve ; edited by Eric Rump.
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TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2006Description: 416 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780141441856 (pbk.) :; 0141441852 (pbk.) :DDC classification: 822.4 Summary: William Congreve depicted the shallow, brittle world of 'society' where the right artifice in manners, fashion and conversation eased the passage to success. Through witty dialogue and characterization, Congreve exposed the follies and vanities of that world, and suggested that behind the mirror lay something more brutal.
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William Congreve depicted the shallow, brittle world of 'society' where the right artifice in manners, fashion and conversation eased the passage to success. Through witty dialogue and characterization, Congreve exposed the follies and vanities of that world, and suggested that behind the mirror lay something more brutal.
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